Charles Krblich: Restrictive Schooling Imperils Our Children

Last week, my sons’ school went into lockdown. It wasn’t a drill. There was a real threat. Two high school-aged students, a boy and a girl, were discussing an alleged fight on social media when one of them wrote, “I’m shooting up the school at 9.”

Thankfully, someone reported this information to the school, and the next morning the school flooded with sheriff’s deputies and began the day in lockdown. The two students were arrested and expelled from the school, and now they face second-degree felony charges.

Charles Krblich: What Happened to American Civics?

My son’s school assigned a civics project for summer vacation. The project’s scope is expansive and spans from explaining the history and functions of the three branches of government to creating a flip book of landmark Supreme Court cases like Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v Board of Education. One of the tasks is a minor level of civic participation, either through community service or writing a letter to his Congressman. My assistance has often been required, and I’ve been given a chance to revisit my own civics education against the anti-democratic themes of the recent world, including pandemic lockdowns and political coronations.